| − | According to this entry, William and his wife lived in Washington Township, Jackson County, Kansas, where he was a farmer. (Jackson County borders Jefferson County.) His wife<nowiki>’</nowiki>s name is given as M. Belle. Here their children George and Elinor appear. The other five, including my ancestor Edward, are not born yet. | + | According to this entry, William and his wife lived in Washington Township, Jackson County, Kansas, where he was a farmer. (Jackson County borders Jefferson County.) His wife<nowiki>’</nowiki>s name is given as M. Belle. Here their children George and Elinor appear. The other five, including Giovanni Ruffini's ancestor Edward, are not born yet. |
| − | This 1880 census entry is underneath three other Quinlans: Jeremiah, Bridget age 63 (or perhaps 65), and a Mary aged 23. | + | This 1880 census entry is underneath three other Quinlans: [[Jeremiah Quinlan]], Bridget age 63 (or perhaps 65), and a Mary aged 23. |
| − | Crucial is how to read Jeremiah<nowiki>’</nowiki>s age. Ancestry.com<nowiki>’</nowiki>s index reads his age as 72 (b. c. 1808), Bridget<nowiki>’</nowiki>s as 65, and says that these three are a husband, wife, and daughter, although the entry does not so specify. An easier reading is 92 (b. c. 1788). The author of the entries is capable of making crisp, open 7s, nothing like 9s. But the digit admittedly does not look like his 9s either. If Jeremiah was Bridget<nowiki>’</nowiki>s husband, ancestry.com<nowiki>’</nowiki>s reading of his age in 1880 is probably correct, which means that the online index to his gravestone cannot be. | + | Crucial is how to read Jeremiah<nowiki>’</nowiki>s age. Ancestry.com<nowiki>’</nowiki>s index reads his age as 72 (b. c. 1808), Bridget<nowiki>’</nowiki>s as 65, and says that these three are a husband, wife, and daughter, although the entry does not so specify. An easier reading is 92 (b. c. 1788). The author of the entries is capable of making crisp, open 7s, nothing like 9s. But the digit admittedly does not look like his 9s either. If Jeremiah was Bridget<nowiki>’</nowiki>s husband, ancestry.com<nowiki>’</nowiki>s reading of his age in 1880 is probably correct, which means that the online index to his gravestone cannot be. The entry specifies Ireland as the birth-places of Jeremiah, Bridget and their parents. Mary, aged 23, was born in Canada. Jeremiah and Bridget should therefore have been in Canada circa 1857. |